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Unconventional Strategy Propels Brad Keselowski to Third-Place Finish

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Freightliner Elite Support Ford, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 25, 2017 in Sonoma, California. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

No one has ever accused Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski and his No. 2 team of following conventional wisdom when it comes to race strategy.

Even with crew chief Paul Wolfe missing Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 to be with his wife for the birth of their second child, substitute pit boss Brian Wilson took up the beat of a different drummer. Continue reading →

Harvick Sweeps Sonoma Weekend with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Win

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Kevin Harvick won Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event at Sonoma Raceway. That was like taking candy from babies.

But Harvick mixed it up with the big boys in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, and the outcome was the same. Continue reading →

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway Preview

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams headed west this weekend for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, June 25th at 3 pm ET. Coverage begins at 1:30 pm ET on FOX Sports 1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

 

Drivers will race 218.9 miles over 110 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 25 and Stage 2 ending on lap 50. The last stage will end on the last lap, 110. Continue reading →

Superb Restarts Propel Kyle Larson to Victory in Michigan

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Two weeks ago at Dover, Kyle Larson took a painful master class in restarts from Professor Jimmie Johnson.

In Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Larson graduated with high honors, using a series of exceptional restarts to win his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season and his second in a row, dating to last August, at the two-mile track in the Irish Hills. Continue reading →

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan Preview

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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will race the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, June 18th at 3 pm ET. Coverage begins at 2 pm ET on FOX Sports 1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Drivers will race 400 miles over 200 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 60, Stage 2 on lap 120 and the last Stage ending on the last lap 200. Continue reading →